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<h1>Files Pane</h1>
<p>The Files Pane lists all files available in the selected folder.</p>
<h2>Different Views</h2>
<p>The Files Pane may present two different views, depending on
CKFinder settings (see "<a href="008.html">Settings</a>"). The following
is a comparison of the "<strong>Thumbnails</strong>" and the "<strong>List</strong>"
views for the same folder:</p>
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<h2>Basic Operations &nbsp;</h2>
<h3>Selecting (Activating) a File</h3>
<p>To select a file, making it the "active file" in CKFinder, simply
click in the file. To make it easy to understand that the mouse is over
the file, the file area will be colored. The selected file will have a
different background color (generally blue).</p>
<h2>Advanced Operations</h2>
<p>Advanced operations may be achieved on a file by using its "<a
	href="012.html">Context Menu</a>". The following options are available:
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<p><span class="info">Note:</span> Some context menu buttons may be
disabled, depending on CKFinder settings enforced by your system
administrator. See "<a href="014.html">Access Control</a>" for more
information.</p>
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<h3>Selecting Files</h3>
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<p>To select a file, returning it to the hosting application, just
click the "Select" option.</p>
<h3>Viewing (previewing) Files</h3>
<p>To preview a file in the browser, just click the "View" button.
Not all kinds of files can be viewed on browsers, but this feature is
quite useful for images, text and PDF files. In other cases, the browser
will ask you to open the file with the proper application.</p>
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<h3>Downloading Files</h3>
<p>To download a file, just click the "Download" button. The browser
will ask you for the place to save the downloaded file in your computer.</p>
<h3>Renaming Files</h3>
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<p>To rename a file, just click the "Rename" option in the context
menu. A dialog box, containing the current file name, will appear,
asking for the new name. Just type it and confirm.</p>
<p>Not all characters can be used in folder and files names due to
limitations in the systems where CKFinder runs. For instance, the
following characters cannot be used on folders and files names: <strong>\</strong>
<strong>/</strong> <strong>:</strong> <strong>*</strong> <strong>?</strong>
<strong>"</strong> <strong>&lt;</strong> <strong> &gt;</strong> <strong>|</strong></p>
<p><span class="warning">Attention:</span> by renaming a file, links
or media insertions available in other pages, which point to the renamed
file, will be "broken", therefore not available anymore. So, be careful
when using this feature.</p>
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<h3>Deleting Files</h3>
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<p>To delete a file, just click the "Delete" option in the context
menu. A confirmation message will appear to ensure that this operation
is desired.</p>
<p><span class="warning">Attention:</span> by deleting a file, links
or media insertions available in other pages, which point to the deleted
file, will be "broken", therefore not available anymore. So, be careful
when using this feature.</p>
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